An Edwardian 15ct gold mounted gentleman's swagger stick, the pommel engraved E. Ashmead-Bartlett. Bachelor's Club [London], reatiled by Swaine & ... Adeney, Ltd., London, stamped, malacca shaft, 95cm long, Edward Swaine Adeney, London 1910 Son of Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, MP, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (1881-1931) also an MP, was a British war correspondent during the First World War. Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli, Ashmead-Bartlett was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand. Through his outspoken criticism of the conduct of the campaign, he was instrumental in bringing about the dismissal of the British commander-in-chief, Sir Ian Hamilton - an event that led to the evacuation of British forces from the Gallipoli peninsula. Read more
An Edwardian 15ct gold mounted gentleman's swagger stick, the pommel engraved E. Ashmead-Bartlett. Bachelor's Club [London], reatiled by Swaine & ... Adeney, Ltd., London, stamped, malacca shaft, 95cm long, Edward Swaine Adeney, London 1910 Son of Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, MP, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (1881-1931) also an MP, was a British war correspondent during the First World War. Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli, Ashmead-Bartlett was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand. Through his outspoken criticism of the conduct of the campaign, he was instrumental in bringing about the dismissal of the British commander-in-chief, Sir Ian Hamilton - an event that led to the evacuation of British forces from the Gallipoli peninsula. Read more
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